Easter Island (1965)
1965 · Ephemeral film · 10 min · dir. Jorge Di Lauro
- Documentary
Synopsis
Poetic look at the history and mysteries of Easter Island, through its landscapes, its mythical sculptures, as well as its parties, ceremonies, with abundant songs and dances, which become the true guides of the documentary. Also noteworthy is the annexation of the island to Chile, thanks to Policarpo Toro, captain of the Chilean Navy.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Jorge Di Lauro
- Writer
- Nieves Yankovic
- Cinematography
- Sergio Bravo
- Studio
- Compañía de Acero del Pacífico S.A.
- Released
- 1965-12-25
- Original title
- Isla de Pascua
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- Spanish
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
Jorge Di Lauro Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Those Darn Goats Again · Spuzz · 2003-10-15
Either haphazardly shot, or strangely edited footage of Easter Island as we are constantly jumping from one scene to another, usually going back to similar footage a little later. Like you'll see footage of goats being unloaded, waves crashing against the island, people looking at the statues, Waves crashing against the island, goats being unloaded.. and so on. The footage itself is ok, although it is cool to see the statues, I was a little surprised to see so many of them, some stil enmassed in rock.. But other then that. Not much else here.
★★ · Statues with Big Noses · Christine Hennig · 2003-10-09
Silent color footage of what looks like an archeological expedition. It could just be a travelogue, thoughit's hard to tell without the soundtrack. There are some rather primitive-looking graphic cards featuring the famous Easter Island statues to break things up a bit, as well as lots of footage of people unloading things from ships. A head-scratcher. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: **.